In Favor of Plunder

There are times when it becomes necessary to unfurl the sails and set to sea in search of spoils. Nowhere is it more poignant than when a piece of media has been made unavailable to your platform.
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Hardened File Backup Routine

One overlooked aspect of data security is availability. If one cannot guarantee the ability to access information, particularly following data damage or loss, one does not have security.
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Hardened Application Firewall

Network firewalls for the Linuxes have historically been application-blind. Which is a point of shame for a platform prided on security and privacy, especially considering that proprietary competitor Windows has had per-program discriminating firewalling so much sooner.
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